Payton v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

Appellant was charged with the murder of his former wife. Appointed counsel petitioned the court for assistance in evaluating appellant's mental state in anticipation of filing a notice of insanity defense. The motion was granted and the court appointed Dr. David Crane to assist in the evaluation of appellant's mental condition; however, before any evaluation was made, appellant, with his counsel, entered into a written plea agreement with the prosecuting attorney to enter a plea of guilty to murder and to receive an executed sentence of fifty (50) years. The court approved the…